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成立

chéng lì · cheng li

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to establish
  2. to set up
  3. to be tenable
  4. to hold water
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Our hiking club

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)成立(chénglì)一个(yīgè)爬山(páshān)小组(xiǎozǔ)。

    I want to set up a hiking group.

  2. Liangliang

    好啊(hǎoa)，现在(xiànzài)有(yǒu)几个(jǐge)人(rén)？

    Sure. How many members do we have now?

  3. Dengdeng

    就(jiù)我们(wǒmen)两个(liǎnggè)。

    Just the two of us.

  4. Liangliang

    两个(liǎnggè)人(rén)也(yě)能(néng)成立(chénglì)吗(ma)？

    Can two people set one up?

  5. Dengdeng

    先(xiān)成立(chénglì)，再(zài)找(zhǎo)人(rén)。

    Set it up first, find people later.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)要(yào)当(dāng)组长(zǔzhǎng)！

    Then I want to be the leader!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)成(chéng)立(lì)了(le)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)公(gōng)司(sī)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)还(hái)不(bú)到(dào)二(èr)十(shí)岁(suì)。

He was still in his teens when he founded a company.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)现(xiàn)在(zài)能(néng)肯(kěn)定(dìng)地(de)说(shuō)，这(zhè)个(ge)假(jiǎ)设(shè)是(shì)成(chéng)立(lì)的(de)。

We can now say definitely that this hypothesis holds water.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by szilviez · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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成
chéng

to succeed; to finish

立
lì

to stand; to set up

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